RELATIVELY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

relatively

adverb

ˈre-lə-tiv-lē

Definition of relatively

as in pretty

to some degree or extent these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion

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Recent Examples of relatively Pull another wall color from the wallpaper and keep furnishings relatively simple so the pattern remains the focus. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026 Details on the other statues added to the Rose Garden are relatively sparse. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 These factors weaken them, since such storms get their energy from warm ocean waters and tend to thrive when the upper-level winds surrounding them are relatively weak. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Rodriguez and other rookies Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez (two tackles), the second-round pick from Texas Tech who started in place of veteran Tyrel Dodson, who didn’t play, had two tackles in a relatively quiet night. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relatively

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Adverb

That’s fair enough, especially since, as the rest of the episode proves, Boyle is pretty universally known in Great Britain.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Odds of getting shares were worse than one in five thousand, which explains pretty loudly why the stock popped so much on launch.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pretty

Adverb

The perfect site in the crystal A crystal may only look like a piece of glass, but building the right one with a perfect site is rather difficult.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
But over the last couple of seasons, Premier League goalkeepers have been… actually rather good.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of rather

Adverb

The battle over growing cannabis under the sun is somewhat ironic because hemp, which is the cannabis plant with only trace amounts of the delta-9 THC that gets users high, can be legally grown nationwide in farm fields.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Reluctantly, somewhat sheepishly, Van Lith wandered along the edge of the corn patch that August.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of somewhat

Adverb

The hyperscalers now ship routing inside Amazon Bedrock, Vertex AI and Azure AI Foundry, and any customer large enough to negotiate provider discounts already has bring-your-own-key as an exit.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The cancer, the side effects, and the unpayable bills were bad enough.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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